Broom-holder.



PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

W. M. KELLOGG, BROOM HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12. 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

WILLIAM M. KELLOGG, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE YANKEE NOVELTY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

BROOM-HOLDER.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. KELLOGG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Holders,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists of a simple, inexpensive/and serviceable supporting device for holding brooms or the like.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention, a broom-handle shown in dotted lines as when supported therein. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring holding member alone. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the attaching-block whereby the holding member is secured to the wall or similar support.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a support, such as a wall or the like, and the numeral 2 indicates the holding member forming a part of the holder comprising the invention. The holding member 2 consists, preferably, of spaced supporting coils or loops 2", between which the broom-handle is adapted to be received to be retained in supported position by the spring-pressure of the parts 2 thereagainst. The holder 2 is preferably made from spring-wire coiled spirally, as shown in Fig. 3, to form the spaced loops 2, ends of the wire being free for movement toward and from each other. The holding member 2 is secured to a suitable support by means of a block 3, which may be screwed to such support (indicated at 1 in the drawings) by fastening-screws 4 or similar members. Projecting from the rear side of the block 3 are spaced lugs 5, between which that portion of the member 2 about intermediate the ends thereof is adapted to be received, the sides of the lugs 5 being cut away on an inclination from the vertical. (Note Fig. 4 of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12,1905. Serial No. 264,921.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.

drawings.) The formation of the lugs 5 is such that when the block 3 is secured in position upon a wall with the central portion and ends of the holding member 2 between said block and the wall the loops 2 will be ara ranged in approximately vertical positions,

so that the broom will be held perpendicular in an evident manner. The ends of the holding member 2 are freely movable toward and from the outer sides of the lugs 5, and in order that the central portion of the member 2, re ceived between the lugs 5, may accommodate for the spreading or expansive movement of the loops 2 the space between the lugs 5 is widened near the upper and lower edges of the block 3, as shown at S hen firmly secured to the wall, it will be seen that spaced outer portions of the loops or coils 2 will readily expand as the broom-handle is forced therebetween, and so admit of supporting the brooms or like parts having handles of different sizes in the practical adaptation of the invention. The spring-pressure of the loops or coils 2 at the sides of the handle of the broom or part received therebetween efi'ectively prevents displacement of such part from the holder, except upon application of positive force in order to remove such part. Further, to obviate all likelihood of accidental detachment of the broom it is preferred that the outermost portion of the loops or coils 2' have sleeves 6, of rubber or similar material, received thereon, said members 6 forming stops in the actual use of the device and yet permitting of ready removal of the broomhandle by rotating as the latter is displaced from or inserted into the holder.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a broom-holder, the combination of a holding member composed of a length of wire bent to form spaced spring-loops, and an attaching-block engaging the central portion of the wire to secure the holding member in operative position, the-extremities of the wire from which the loops are made, being freely movable toward and from each other, for the purpose specified.

2. In a broom-holder, the combination of a holding member composed of spaced expansive coils or loops formed from a single length of material, and means for attaching said holding member to a support, admitting of which the holding member is made, being arexpansive movement of the ends of the materanged at the outer sides of the spaced lugs rial from which the loops are made. and movable toward and from said lugs.

3. In a broom-holder, the combination of a In testimony whereof I afliX my signature 5 holding member composed of spaced springin presence of two witnesses.

loops made from a single len th of sprin Wire, and an attaching-block far the holdiri g WILLIAM KELLOGG' member provided with spaced lugs receiving Witnesses: a portion of the holding member therebe- RANDALL H. BLANGHARD, IO tween, the extremities of the spring-Wire from JAMES D. SHIPTON. 

